The world has been abuzz with excitement after Lionel Messi, the five-time Ballon d’Or winner and arguably the greatest footballer of all time, was finally crowned world champion as Argentina won the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
It was a game to go down in history, as Argentina faced France in the highly anticipated 2022 FIFA World Cup final. And when the final whistle blew, it was Argentina who emerged victorious, securing a historic victory.
The match was played at the Lusail Stadium, Qatar, with a capacity of over 40,000 fans in the stands. From the opening whistle, both teams came out firing, with both sides showing a fierce determination to emerge victorious.
Messi’s achievement has been met with a great deal of praise and admiration from around the world, with many of the biggest sporting icons of our time taking to social media to congratulate him on his impressive achievement.
Pelé praises Messi
Brazilian legend Pele said Lionel Messi “deserved” to be a World Cup winner after Argentina defeated France in a penalty shootout in the final on Sunday.
Pelé also congratulated Argentina. He also praised Mbappé for scoring a hat-trick in the World Cup final, his first of the kind since 1966. He also reserved special praise for Morocco and their fairy tale run to the semi-finals.
This million-dollar Pelé publication is winning the hearts of many soccer fans around the world. This was the publication in which Pelé can be seen praising Messi, Mbappé and the Argentine team.
Records set by Messi
With Argentina, Messi won the WC, the Copa América, the Finalissima and the Olympic gold medal. He is the man with the most Ballon d’Ors (7).
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He has won every possible club competition with FC Barcelona and also the league title with PSG. He is the second top scorer of his generation (Cristiano Ronaldo ahead) and the biggest assister.
Messi is the only player to have won two Ballon d’Ors in World Cups and the only player to have scored in all stages of a World Cup. He scored twice in the final and simply looked sublime at the age of 35.
Messi has also won 10 Man of the Match awards so far and, notably, Mbappe won the Golden Boot by scoring a hat-trick in the ultimate creation story.
